Two men were arrested Wednesday after deputies from the Anderson County Sheriff's Office chased them at speeds that reached 90 mph.

Nikki Carson, a spokeswoman for the Sheriff's Office, said deputies from the agency's narcotics unit tried to stop the vehicle the men were in on Middleton Road in Starr. The vehicle didn't stop and a chase ensued around 1:30 p.m.

The chase route went along State 81 South, near Rhody Farm Road and Agnew Road, and onto Fred Dean Road before ending at Brown Road in Starr, Carson said.

The driver of the car was taken into custody immediately after stopping on Brown Road shortly before 2 p.m. But the vehicle's passenger jumped out and ran into the woods, getting snagged and scratched by briers before he was taken into custody a short time later, according to scanner traffic.

Carson confirmed that at least one of the men was dropping packages out of a car window during the chase. Several deputies were sent to canvass roads along the chase route and at least one package was recovered.

Carson said the investigation into the case was ongoing as of late Wednesday afternoon. Because of that, she said, some details of the case would not be made public.

The identities of the men arrested and the arrest warrants issued against them had not been made public as of 5 p.m.Wednesday.

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